I’m a completely self-taught bookbinder. As anyone who is into making books would know, working with leather is a big part of this craft. Leather is often the material of choice for […]
Last week I spent my time putting together a vibrant mauve journal, complete with a cutout pattern at the top to give the journal a fun and playful look 🙂 The week […]
Seriously, leather stencils are a game changer. For some time, I’ve been looking for ways to decorate my leather journals. I wanted to move beyond making simple leather journals, to books that […]
First of all – what is a headband and why should you add a headband to your journal? A headband, also called an “endband”, is that thin, contrast-y colorful strip that you […]
I do not consider myself an Artist or a Creative. Far from it. I’ve mostly worked in fairly “left brain” fields, fields where I’ve applied my analytical skills much more than anything […]
Before I dive in, let me clarify that you don’t have to necessarily do leather stamping to add character to your leather journals. A simple, well crafted leather journal without any stamping […]
Bookbinding is one of those hobbies where you can experiment with a lot of different looks, once you get the hang of what goes into making the core structural elements of a […]
If you’re looking for ways to add some variety to your life, and you happen to be a nerd like me, I highly recommend signing up for classes 🙂 It doesn’t matter […]
I started learning bookbinding in early 2021. After having done it for a while, it’s easy to start feeling “what next”? How do you continue to learn and grow in your hobby? […]
Yeah….who would have thought that folding corners would require some thinking and practice?! 🙂 But it does!! When you make a hard bound book using case binding, you have to cover the […]
Sonali Mangal 